RE: King's Day in the Netherlands, flea markets everywhere. Today you can buy almost everything on the streets.
Aw.....everyone loves a good grandma.....You sound a lot like me with your grandson. I love being with him and would love to have him visit for a couple of days too!!
This little guy is so adorable - a car, a cookie and a drink. So many things to do at once....hehe....
I love going to street sales like you've shown here - buying second hand is so much fun. It certainly is a sign of the times though having to sandbag entrances or use trucks to block nefarious drivers from coming in. Toronto just went through a murderous spree this week.....I as pretty down about it all. I have to grieve it, feel it and let it go or it will bring me too low.
The bathtub photo took me back to when my kids were young. I did the same thing to clean them. Probably now I'd use the dishwasher because they wanted to have the blocks in the tub all the time - and you know what happens to bathtub toys - they end up stinking with mildew. ew. :)
Nice stories from home @clio :)
I also enjoy buying second hand. Especially if I can buy something nice for the grandchildren. The puzzles I bought are also a lot of fun and he enjoyed building a tower with Sjoerd, my husband.
I washed the plastic blocks in the bathtub before he arrived, I thought (and you confirmed my thoughts) that he would want to be in the tub with the blocks!
I thought of Toronto when I saw the truck and the sandbags at the entrance of the flea market. It was not the first time and I am afraid not the last time something like that happened. What are these men (it are always men) thinking? I heard that this particular man was someone mad at the women who wouldn't date him or have sex with him. How crazy you must be! I can understand your feelings.
It helped me to cuddle my grandson and to hold that little body against me. He is still so innocent in many ways.
Aw....grandkids are the best to cuddle. And I'll bet you feel a fierce protectiveness for him - this world seems a lot more dangerous than when I was a kid - or else I see things differently.
The driver/murderer, belonged to a club of men who hate women because of rejection. There seems to be clubs everywhere now where people gather either online or in person to protest something but they turn into hate groups.
When I saw the photos of the people who died and read their biographies I cried. I heard witnesses talk about what they'd seen and some of them could hardly speak. I wish these men would see what they've caused before another one decides to copy. I wonder if they like the control they have over the masses, the victims' families, the witnesses, the first responders, etc.
See how much power they hold? I'm still talking about it on your beautiful post about your grandson, second hand toys and puzzles. Let's enjoy these wonderful babies and their innocent smiles and hugs.
Have a lovely weekend @clio.
Yes, the protectiveness! I am more afraid that something happens to him when he is in my care than with my own children. In my dreams, he falls from the stairs, escapes my hand and runs across the street. I hear that more grandmothers have those dreams. By the way, the world is indeed more dangerous, we could play as children on the street and went to the swimming pool by bike. I do not see that many parents now allow their children the same freedom. I can understand it, if you just watch traffic, that is so much heavier nowadays.
I do not think the men you are talking about have a conscience. It does not matter to them how many people they hurt. It is incredible how much grief they cause.
I wish you a lovely weekend too!